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AirAsia seeks to exit distressed status as finances improve 21 Jul 2023 - 11:38 am

Long haul budget carrier AirAsia X Bhd. has applied to Bursa Malaysia to be removed from the exchange’s financially distressed category after reporting...

One dead, three injured in Seoul stabbing rampage: police 21 Jul 2023 - 11:07 am

Seoul: One person was killed and three more wounded when a man went on a "stabbing rampage" near a subway station in the...

UK man jailed 18 months for stealing 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs 20 Jul 2023 - 09:50 pm

Doha, Qatar: A UK man who had stolen over 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs was handed an 18 month jail sentence. According to BBC,...

India, UAE to trade in Indian Rupees 20 Jul 2023 - 08:20 pm

India and the United Arab Emirates agreed to use their respective local currencies for cross-border transactions, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes the...

Kenya protest call unheeded barring isolated clashes 20 Jul 2023 - 07:45 pm

Nairobi: Kenyans largely ignored a call by the opposition to boost anti-government protests on Thursday, although isolated clashes flared in the capital between...

Sunak takes wind farm profits from King Charles to fund services 20 Jul 2023 - 06:12 pm

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cut the wind farm profits used to finance King Charles III’s household, directing the funds instead to boost the...

India bans non-Basmati white rice exports to check local prices 20 Jul 2023 - 04:22 pm

India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, banned shipments of non-basmati white rice to maintain domestic prices at comfortable levels ahead of the general...

Kenya police says not allowed to report protester deaths 20 Jul 2023 - 04:22 pm

Nairobi, Kenya: Police in Kenya say they have been ordered not to report deaths amid demonstrations against the rising cost of living, but...

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador: PM statement 20 Jul 2023 - 03:15 pm

Baghdad: Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and decided to withdraw its envoy from Stockholm for permitting Koran-burning protest there, a...

Charles to make first King's Speech in November 20 Jul 2023 - 02:24 pm

London: Charles III will make his first King's Speech at the UK state opening of parliament on November 7, House of Commons Leader...

Greece limits hours at Acropolis, other sites due to heat 20 Jul 2023 - 01:52 pm

Athens: Greece said Thursday that archaeological sites, including the Acropolis, will be closed during the hottest hours of the day due to a...

One dead, 41 injured in unexplained Johannesburg blast 20 Jul 2023 - 12:02 pm

Johannesburg: A body was found in centralJohannesburgearly Thursday after an unexplained blast ripped through a main road at rush hour the previous evening,...

Ten killed in landslide in India, dozens missing 20 Jul 2023 - 11:28 am

Mumbai: At least 10 people were killed after a landslide triggered by heavy rains smashed into their village in India's Maharashtra state with...

Fur-ever after: Indonesians sorry after lavish dog 'wedding' backlash 20 Jul 2023 - 11:20 am

Jakarta: Two Indonesian women have apologised after a lavish "wedding" for their dogs sparked a backlash in the middle-income country, where wealth distribution...

Senior doctors in England stage rare walk out 20 Jul 2023 - 11:15 am

London: English hospitals were braced Thursday for the latest doctors' strike to hit the state-run health service, with managers warning it will leave...

Indian truckers eye electric as one way to tackle pollution 20 Jul 2023 - 10:07 am

India, the world’s most polluted country after Bangladesh, has a truck-sized problem to tackle if it wants to meet its climate goals: a...

German police search for a lioness suspected to be on the loose in Berlin's suburbs 20 Jul 2023 - 09:50 am

Berlin: German authorities warned people in Berlin's southern suburbs on Thursday to watch out for a potentially dangerous animal, suspected to be a...

Iraqi protesters torch Swedish embassy in Baghdad 20 Jul 2023 - 09:40 am

Baghdad,:Protesters set fire to Sweden's embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad early Thursday, an AFP journalist said, ahead of a planned burning of...